Xu Qingyun doesn't like people keeping her photos; the one on her phone was only kept because Ji Lun begged her to.
Yao Xueying leaned closer to take a look and was also amazed. "Whose daughter is this? She's so beautiful!"
Ji Lun raised his thin lips, "Xu Qingyun, my girlfriend."
Yao Xueying pouted, "Judging from your expression, if you really settle down, you could marry her."
Ji Lun's face darkened. "I'm just playing around. Once the novelty wears off, we'll break up. I won't get married."
Yao Xueying's expression stiffened slightly, and she quickly changed the subject, "Mom, take a good look."
She took the phone and zoomed in on the photo. Her gaze fell on Xu Qingyun's stunningly beautiful face, and her brows furrowed even more deeply.
This face... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before.
**
There is a mountain called Yunling Mountain on the west side of Beijing, which is especially good for stargazing.
Ji Hanchen drove the car to the top of the mountain himself, and then pulled Xu Qingyun out of the car.
"Yunyun, the starry sky is beautiful tonight, perfect for stargazing." Ji Hanchen's voice was magnetic and gentle, not at all like a domineering CEO.
If the company's senior executives saw that the "King of Hell" was actually so gentle and kind, they would probably question their existence.
Xu Qingyun gripped her arm, looked up at the starry sky, and the pain in her heart gradually disappeared.
“Actually, I’ve been here before,” Xu Qingyun said, taking the initiative to speak.
Ji Hanchen's eyes flashed, "With your grandfather?"
He actually knew all along.
He saw photos of Xu Qingyun as a child at the Xu family home; the photos were taken there.
The photo was placed in the most conspicuous place at the time, clearly a deliberate arrangement by the Xu family, simply to let Ji Hanchen know that Xu Qingyun had a place in the Xu family.
Ji Hanchen had seen this kind of trick many times before.
But it was precisely because of this that Ji Hanchen was able to know that his Yunyun loved the starry sky.
Her smile was so innocent and radiant, as if a galaxy surrounded her.
Xu Qingyun nodded, "On Mother's Day when I was six years old, Xu Jia drew a picture for Liang Wanrou, and Liang Wanrou was very happy."
“I also drew a picture for my mother, but Xu Jia said, ‘Your mother is dead, you have to burn it so she can see it.’”
"Xu Jia burned my painting, I hit Xu Jia, and Xu Sen slapped me."
“Grandpa saw me crying so sadly, so he brought me here. He told me that my mother’s ashes were scattered here and blended into the starry sky, so I could remember my mother here.”
Xu Qingyun spoke quietly.
She wasn't someone who liked to discuss the past with outsiders, but she made an exception for Ji Hanchen once again.
Ji Hanchen felt a sharp, piercing pain in his heart.
The six-year-old child was met with malice from the people closest to her; it was the Xu family who stole her smile.
His Yunyun wasn't born cold-hearted; she was just unhappy.
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